Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Selection Process To Judicial Services By Gauhati, Gujarat, Patna High Courts

The Supreme Court recently refused to interfere with the selection process to judicial services conducted by the Gauhati High Court, Gujarat High Court and Patna High Court in a batch of matters being heard by the Top Court in a reference made to the Constitution Bench in Tej Prakash Pathak and others v. Rajasthan High Court and others (2013) 4 SCC 540.A Constitution Bench led by Chief...

Allahabad HC Judge Seeks Rly Officials’ Explanation Over ‘Displeasure’ & ‘Inconvenience’ Caused To Him During Train Journey

Justice Gautam Chowdhary of Allahabad High Court has called for an explanation from the concerned ‘erring officials, GRP personnel and pantry Car manager’ for the inconvenience caused to him during his train journey on July 8 (New Delhi- Prayagraj). The letter addressed to General Manager, North Central Railway, Prayagraj by Registrar (Protocol) Allahabad High Court, states...

Plea To Publish Clinical Trials Data Of Rotavac Vaccine : Supreme Court To Hear After 3 Weeks

The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing in a PIL seeking publication of segregated date of the clinical trial (phase III) of the vaccine Rotavac administered to infants to protect against diarrhoea.. A bench comprising Justices AS Bopanna and MM Sundresh was hearing a petition filed by S Srinavasan in 2016 seeking publication of the data of the clinical trial of the vaccine...

Supreme Court Stays ED Probe Against Chhattisgarh Government Officers In Alleged Liquor Scam Case

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, asked the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) to not proceed with investigation against Yash Tuteja, in relation to the Chhattisgarh liquor scam. Yash is the son of Anil Tuteja, IAS officer, whom the ED has identified as a kingpin of the syndicate for illegal supply of liquor in Chhattisgarh. The Apex Court had previously directed the agency to refrain from taking...

Kerala Court Acquits Auto Drivers Accused Of Threatening, Harassing Woman For Hiring Uber Taxi At Railway Station

A Kerala Court recently acquitted four auto rikshaw drivers who were accused of threatening and harassing a woman for hailing an Uber Taxi at a railway station. The Judicial First Class Magistrate-II Balram M.K. acquitted the accused persons on noting that the prosecution had failed to prove that they committed the offences alleged against them or acted in furtherance of common...

Supreme Court Says Delhi HC Can Hear St. Stephen's College's Plea Challenging DU's Mandate To Admit Minority Students Solely On CUET Score

The Supreme Court on Tuesday clarified that the Delhi High Court would be ‘at liberty’ to hear a writ petition filed by St Stephen’s college against a 2023 notification by the University of Delhi (DU) mandating that all categories of students – including those belonging to minority communities – would be admitted to undergraduate and post-graduate courses only on the basis of...

Kerala Police Officer Suspended For Assaulting Lawyer

The City Police Commissioner, Ernakulam, has suspended trainee Sub-Inspector K Saiju of Ernakulam North Police Station for assaulting a lawyer. Saiju was alleged to have assaulted Advocate Srinath C.V. and his friend on July 13, 2023. Saiju allegedly hurled abusive words against the lawyer, as well. Another lawyer, Advocate Sreekanth, was also alleged to have been beaten by the said...

Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response On Doctor's Plea Challenging Administration Of Homeo Medicine 'Arsenic Album 30' As Immunity Booster

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the response of the Ministry of Ayush, Central Council for Research Homoeopathy and the State Of Kerala in a plea seeking to restrain the administration of homeopathic medicine "Arsenic album 30" to children and elderly persons over 65 years of age as a preventive measure of Covid-19 or for boosting immunity.A division bench of Justice Aniruddha Bose...

BREAKING - Delhi Court Grants Interim Bail To BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh In Sexual Harassment Case

A Delhi Court on Tuesday granted interim bail to BJP MP and former Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Singh in the sexual harassment case filed by women wrestlers.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Harjeet Singh Jaspal of Rouse Avenue Courts, while granting the interim bail to Singh and his co-accused Vinod Tomar, said the chargesheet has been filed with arrest...

Fill Vacancies In Central Govt Industrial Tribunals By August 31 : Supreme Court To Union

The Supreme Court directed the Union Government to complete the process of appointing judicial officers to the vacant seats of the Central Government Industrial Tribunals before August 31, 2023. The direction was passed by a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice Manoj Misra. The petitioner in the matter, Labour Law Association had submitted that as many as...

Bombay HC's Interpretation Of NDPS Provisions In Rhea Chakraborty Case Not To Be Treated As A Precedent : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that the judgment delivered by the Bombay High Court in the Rhea Chakraborty case interpreting the provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act will not be treated as a precedent in any other cases.While granting bail to actor Rhea Chakraborty in October 2021, the High Court had interpreted the scope of Section 27A of the NDPS Act to hold...

Supreme Court Lifts Stay Imposed By Gauhati HC On Executive Committee Elections of Wrestling Federation Of India

The Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted the interim stay imposed on the elections to the executive committee of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) by the Gauhati High Court.The division bench of Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice SV Bhatti, was hearing a plea by the Andhra Pradesh Amateur Wrestling Association against the interim order of the Gauhati High Court. The bench also issued notice...